Still not sure what I'm doing with this. In the old days I would get a list of newsgroups and click on it to see the individual files posted under that group. Is that not how it works anymore or at least not how SABnzbd works? I see the ADD nzb button (which one of the posters here mentioned how to get this file) but I don't really have anything in mind. I just want to load up the groups and then decide where i want to go from there. Possible?

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I don't think that SABnzbd would be the right tool for that as I think that's more geared towards the usage of nzb files. If you just want to go old school, load up the groups and go from there, use an old school program like Xnews or something. http://xnews.newsguy.com/
I'm sure there are probably some newer newsreaders that could probably handle it better though.

Finally had some free time today and signed up for BlockNews. I am trying to use the SABnzd Wizard to enter my account info. I keep getting a 10061 error. Permission denied.
I know I have my username and password typed correctly. Server name is good. 119 is the Port and I clicked on SSL connections. Also I have set it to anywhere in between 8 and 20 connecitons.

I sent them a ticket but not sure how long they take to respond. Any ideas?

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If you want to use SSL connections, you have to use very specific ports on Blocknews. For SSL connections on either server, you may use either port 443, 563, 5563.

Still not sure what I'm doing with this. In the old days I would get a list of newsgroups and click on it to see the individual files posted under that group. Is that not how it works anymore or at least not how SABnzbd works? I see the ADD nzb button (which one of the posters here mentioned how to get this file) but I don't really have anything in mind. I just want to load up the groups and then decide where i want to go from there. Possible?

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SABnzbd only handles NZB files. It isn't able to download headers to allow you to browse the groups like you wish.

To handle NZB and download headers you can use the free client 'GrabIt'. It's been a couple of years since it was last updated but it should work ok.

On the other hand, if you don't want to browse, I've found the combination of Snbnzb and Sick Beard to be phenomenal. Enter a show name in Sick Beard and it takes over from there - coordinating with Snbnzb and even post-processing.

Still not sure what I'm doing with this. In the old days I would get a list of newsgroups and click on it to see the individual files posted under that group. Is that not how it works anymore or at least not how SABnzbd works? I see the ADD nzb button (which one of the posters here mentioned how to get this file) but I don't really have anything in mind. I just want to load up the groups and then decide where i want to go from there. Possible?

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There are usenet indexing websites. I use http://nzbindex.nl/, which will create (and save) an nzb file if one isn't provided by the original poster. Nzbindex can also create an RSS feed of search terms for use with SABnzbd's RSS feature, which makes it a nice "lights out" operation. Nzbindex has a limited number of groups that it indexes, but you can request to add a group in it's forum. There are other indexing sites, but a lot of them require registering to access them. I've got enough user IDs and passwords to remember, so I tend to avoid those.

Alright, I''m giving sabnzbd go. Apparently PeerBlock doesn't get along with it. When I disable peerblock I can download. can anyone tell me how to allow blocknews without disabling peerblock?

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In my opinion peerblock is like a placebo.

People have reported getting busted for using torrents while using peerblock.

You don't need peerblock while using usenet. The only one who see's your IP address while downloading from Blocknews is Blocknews. They don't monitor what you download just how much you download. If you use SSL encryption, it's even more secure.

Can someone explain to me how to setup a RSS feed using NZBMatrix? Using torrents, I would just subscribe to the rss feed for shows and filter accordingly. Using NZBMatrix, I see those same RSS feeds, but it's only limited to 25 results, has foreign languages and also contains older stuff.

Can someone explain to me how to setup a RSS feed using NZBMatrix? Using torrents, I would just subscribe to the rss feed for shows and filter accordingly. Using NZBMatrix, I see those same RSS feeds, but it's only limited to 25 results, has foreign languages and also contains older stuff.

Yes I am. I was actually using the RSS feed from the given categories. (Clicking on the RSS icon). I got the right RSS now, but SABnzdb won't download from the RSS. I setup the RSS and it's reading it. When I create a filter, ie...In.Plain.Site, it ignores it and won't download.

Finally getting the hang of sabnbzb and nzb files. What's the deal with the "connections"? Blocknews says something about 50 connections. What exactly does that mean? I would think it means getting the files faster but I am already downloading at 1.5MB/sec. Can't imagine I can get stuff faster than that.